Linked with a myriad of developmental outcomes, the parent-child relationship serves an important function, and it is therefore important that determinants of this relationship are elucidated so that optimal outcomes can be promoted. This study investigated links between parental attachment style and child temperament in the prediction of parent-child relationship quality during early adolescence. One hundred parents of 12–15-year-olds completed an online survey. Findings indicated that when examining parent attachment style alone, attachment-related anxiety but not avoidance predicted parent-child relationship quality. When examining child temperament alone, negative affect and affiliation predicted parent-child relationship quality. When examining both parental attachment style and child temperament in the same model, child temperament was uniquely predictive of the parent-child relationship quality. No moderation effects were detected. More precise models and expanded measures of parental attachment style, child temperament and parent-child relationship quality are recommended to fully capture the transactional and dynamic nature of the parent-child relationship.

亲子关系与无数发展成果相关联，发挥着重要作用，因此阐明这种关系的决定因素以促进最佳成果非常重要。本研究调查了父母依恋风格与儿童气质在青春期早期亲子关系质量预测中的联系。一百名 12 至 15 岁儿童的父母完成了一项在线调查。研究结果表明，当单独检查父母依恋风格时，依恋相关的焦虑而非回避可以预测亲子关系的质量。当单独检查孩子的气质时，负面影响和从属关系可以预测亲子关系的质量。在同一模型中同时考察父母依恋风格和孩子气质时，儿童气质是亲子关系质量的唯一预测因素。未检测到调节作用。建议对父母依恋风格、孩子气质和亲子关系质量进行更精确的模型和扩展测量，以充分捕捉亲子关系的交易性和动态性。